A proposed $100 million tax-credit expansion for private-school scholarships, explained

Ed Mahon is a reporter for PA Post.
Previously, he was an investigative and political reporter at the York Daily Record/Sunday News, where his work revealed holes in Pennsylvania’s system for protecting victims of domestic violence.
He grew up in Delaware County, graduated from La Salle University in Philadelphia and has lived in Pennsylvania most of his life.

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House Speaker Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny.

House Speaker Mike Turzai and some other lawmakers are pushing for an expansion of a tax-credit program for private-school scholarships. Philly.com’s Maddie Hanna explains how the Educational Improvement Tax Credit program works — and why Turzai wants to expand the program from $110 million to $210 million and create a process for automatic increases in future years.

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